Luna Ye-8-5M

USSR


International Sat. n°:

USSR satellite n°:


Launch data:

Designation  75F05
Launch date  16 Oct 1975
Launch site B, LC-81/23
Launch vehicle  Proton-K/Blok-D
Satellite type Ye-8-5M #2 (s/n 412)
Mission  Lunar Orbiter/Lander
Decay 16 Oct 1975

Launch failure (Block D failure).

Spacecraft data:

Manufacturer Lavochkin
Customer  
Platform  
Mass at launch  5300 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
Propulsion 

Mission:

Attempted robotic lunar soil return mission. Block D stage failed.

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